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211 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.2B invested in Herbalife in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 72 increasing their positions, 81 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

22% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 11 (+2)

6.43% more ownership

Funds ownership: 208.47% → 214.9% (+6.4%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 31

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 212 → 211 (-1)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.29B → $5.2B (-$92.4M)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 72 | Existing positions reduced: 81

18% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $555M | Put options by funds: $675M

Holders
211
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.47%
% of All Funds
5.89%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+22.22%
% of All Funds
0.31%
New
31
Increased
72
Reduced
81
Closed
31
Calls
$555M
Puts
$675M
Net Calls
-$120M
Net Calls Change
-$147M

Top Buyers

1
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$241M
2
AL
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
+$125M
3
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$48.9M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$48.1M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$33.7M

Top Sellers

1
SFM
Soros Fund Management
New York
-$108M
2
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
-$56.6M
3
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$34M
4
Capstone Investment Advisors
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
-$32.5M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$30.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Swiss National Bank
76
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$5.02M +$780K +28,472 +18%
WA
77
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$4.72M -$2.7M -98,600 -36%
UBS AM
78
UBS AM
Illinois
$4.55M +$680K +24,808 +17%
AA
79
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$4.23M -$1.56M -56,766 -27%
RFC
80
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$3.83M +$922K +33,640 +31%
LA
81
Linden Advisors
New York
$3.79M – – –
JCM
82
JD Capital Management
Connecticut
$3.72M -$132K -4,800 -3%
RhumbLine Advisers
83
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$3.65M +$106K +3,862 +3%
ACB
84
Aristotle Capital Boston
Massachusetts
$3.65M +$47K +1,714 +1%
EGM
85
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$3.48M +$2.89M +105,378 +475%
ACM
86
Advent Capital Management
New York
$3.47M +$3.49M +127,400 New
PI
87
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$3.42M -$27.4K -1,000 -0.8%
Wells Fargo
88
Wells Fargo
California
$3.34M -$483K -17,628 -13%
PCM
89
Pentwater Capital Management
Florida
$3.27M -$4.93M -180,000 -60%
GCP
90
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$3.09M -$262K -9,550 -8%
GC
91
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$3M -$1.49M -54,386 -33%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
92
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$2.98M -$11.2M -409,040 -79%
HCM
93
Herndon Capital Management
Georgia
$2.9M -$2.55M -92,920 -47%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
94
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$2.87M -$767K -28,000 -21%
Millennium Management
95
Millennium Management
New York
$2.81M -$1.42M -51,734 -33%
AllianceBernstein
96
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.72M -$1.79M -65,390 -40%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
97
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$2.68M +$2.07M +75,630 +335%
SAM
98
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$2.65M +$3.32M +121,098 New
Aviva
99
Aviva
United Kingdom
$2.52M -$199K -7,280 -7%
PCM
100
Palisade Capital Management
New Jersey
$2.5M – – –
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4
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HLF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

211 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Herbalife (HLF) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $5.2B — down 1.7% from $5.29B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in HLF was balanced in Q3 2015: 31 funds opened new positions, 31 closed out, 72 added to existing stakes and 81 trimmed.

The largest buyer was SG Americas Securities, opening a new position worth an estimated $241M. The largest seller was Soros Fund Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $108M sold.

  • 211 institutional investors held Herbalife (HLF) as of Q3 2015, down from 212 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $5.2B of Herbalife stock for Q3 2015, down 1.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new Herbalife positions in Q3 2015 and 31 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Herbalife buyer in Q3 2015 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $241M added.
  • The largest Herbalife seller in Q3 2015 was Soros Fund Management, an estimated $108M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.